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The plant-based and cultured meat space is making moves. The Bill Gates-backed plant-based meat maker, Beyond Meat, has filed for a U.S. IPO with an initial offering size of $100 million. Meanwhile, the FDA and USDA announced the regulatory future of cultured meat.

In a move following the broader trend in Big Food consolidation, Kraft has acquired paleo food maker Primal Kitchen for $200 million. In other news, the New Food Economy published an expose on Epic Provisions’ origin story–how it took credit from a Native-owned business, built an empire on a foundation of misleading claims, promised ranchers investment that never materialized and left an industry struggling in its wake.

Last week, Deliveroo raised $500 million to strengthen its hand for prospective negotiations with Uber.

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Primal Kitchen has generated $50m in sales this year. The relatively small deal likely won’t satisfy investors, who have been waiting for Kraft to pursue a transformative acquisition in the wake of its failed attempt to buy Unilever in 2017.

The $500m funding round is not because Deliveroo needs the cash–it’s an effort to strengthen its hand for prospective negotiations with Uber, by increasing Deliveroo’s valuation from $2b to as much as $4b.

Tanka, a Native-owned business, invented the commercial bison bar. But Epic took credit, built an empire on a foundation of misleading claims, promised ranchers investment that never materialized and left an industry struggling in its wake.

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